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Distillation system is an equipment that usually consists of three main parts: vessel, condenser and Clevenger oil trap (see Appendix 1) Feedstock is raw material can be fed in the vessel of a distillation system making essential oil Companion feedstock is a feedstock which accompanies with other feedstocks for a longer or shorter period aiming at predetermined purposes (in scientific terminology the name companion is usually utilized, for example: companion plant in agronomy) Agarwood is an aromatic resinous wood naturally or artificially formed in heartwood (or inner parts) of several species of the family Thymelaeaceae Jussieu., the trees of those species are hereinafter called agarwood-producing trees. In the appendix 2 and appendix 3 agarwood is described by black part located in the centre of log section. The contiguous area is hereinafter called transitional zone. Tiny transitional bits are also located in Agarwood (see appendix 3). Agarwood has been considered to be a pathological product by infection, so the white part of this log is referred to as healthy wood. In the black part there are both endogenous secretory cells (glandulars) and resin ducts. Secretory cells may also found in transitional zone, even in healthy wood. Please be noted that in several cases agarwood is not concentrated to heartwood of log but dispersed in inner part of log. Agarwood oil is essential oil obtained in Clevenger oil trap after the condensational process of evaporated volatile aromatic compounds (VACs) S312 and S088 is SECOIN companion feedstock that is utilized in Agarwood oil distillation Intact distillation of agarwood oil: is such a hydrodistillation in which a whole log of agarwood-producing tree is cut, chopped and ground into tiny bits (splinters) which are used as feedstock of this hydrodistillation (see appendix 4). Selective distillation of agarwood oil: is such a hydrodistillation in which only Agarwood pieces selected from the central black part and the remains of transitional zone (including shavings) are chopped and ground into tiny bits (splinters) which are used as feedstock of this hydrodistillation (see appendix 2). 1
- The tree species used for making S312 is not available in Vietnam, but abundant in other
Appendix 1
Condenser
SS vessel
Appendix 2
Appendix 3
Appendix 4
Appendix 5